Word: fishered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...engraved invitations looked like those in many another June mailbox. They read: "Mr. Ham Fisher requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of Ann Howe to Mr. Joe Palooka on the afternoon of June twenty-fourth in your favorite newspaper." Last week Ham Fisher had already received formal acceptances from Chief Justice Fred Vinson, General Omar Bradley, and Attorney General Tom Clark...
...Later, C. B. Fisher, of Nashville, Tenn., principal of the Community School, told me: 'We think that TIME is especially important for our school because our student body is composed of 28 nationalities and eight religions. Naturally, these boys and girls from all over the world are intensely interested in events occurring in and around the homes of their heritage. We have found that TIME tells the story of what is going on in the world better than any other magazine...
...When classes were over, I went with Mr. Fisher to the sunny school yard, where the Iranian, United Nations and American flags flew. The student body was assembled there and, at a signal, recited the following pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to my own country, and to the United Nations, of which it is a part. One world brotherhood of peaceful nations, with freedom and justice for all.' Then, two by two, the students, including the young son of a Soviet citizen, stepped forward to repeat the pledge in their native languages. They were: American, Armenian, British, Bulgarian, Chinese...
...visit I walked with Mr. Fisher to Stalin Avenue, which fronts the school, and he thanked me for stopping by. Then, looking up the street at the Russian embassy, he said: 'We like to think that we are teaching our students to be good citizens of their own countries, and at the same time letting them learn how good the American way is. TIME is helping us do that...
...members of the executive council are: Robert M. Segal LL.B. '42 of Boston; Adrian S. Fisher LL.B. '37 of Washington, D.C., and James C. Sheppard LL.B. '24 of Los Angeles...